Oakland police officer, other first responders help save man's life before Raiders-Broncos opener

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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 09: Oakland Raiders fans tailgate before their season opener against the Denver Broncos at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

There’ve been plenty of game-saving plays at Raiders games over the years, but it’s not often someone turns in a life-saving effort like an Oakland police officer did on Monday night.

Oakland police officer Daniel Mullens arrived on the scene and brought a clinically dead man back to life in the Coliseum parking lot before the Raiders game, along with other first responders, KRON-TV reported.

Mullens, a five-year veteran and a lead safety instructor for the department, is also part of a crew of bicycle officers who patrol the Coliseum during games. After getting a call of a man in distress, he sprung into action in the jam-packed lot.

“When I arrived on the scene I saw a bystander doing CPR on this gentleman who was down on the ground, at that point I checked for a pulse, had no pulse,” Mullens told KRON-TV. “They were clinically dead at that moment.”

Mullens said he and other first responders performed CPR for about 15 minutes until finally they were able to revive the man’s pulse and breathing.

In the television interview, the officer said it took a group effort to save the man.

“Because of the chest compressions and the quick CPR by bystanders, quick response by us and the paramedic units, at this point he is still alive,” Mullens said.

“I am here to help people and every opportunity I get to do that, I will take every single one of them,” Mullens told KRON-TV.

A Raiders win and a life saved. Not a bad opening night at the Coliseum.

Today, at 5:57 PM, Oakland Police Officers responded to a male suffering from a stroke while attending a Raider game (parking lot area) CPR was administered until medical personnel arrived on scene & transported the male to a local hospital. Combined efforts saved a life today. pic.twitter.com/eeadJDjieT